Amazing But True!

The video below explores what would happen if you could dig a hole through the Earth. You can’t actually do it because it’s much too hot, but it’s fun to think about. Take Coriolis Effect, for example. Mostly people talk about Coriolis Effect for objects on Earth’s surface. But what effect does Coriolis have with depth in the Earth? What would happen to Earth’s gravitational pull on you?

Explore More/Show What You Know/Can You Apply It?

With the link below, learn more about the physics of Earths interior. Then answer the following questions.

If you jumped into your hole, there is a chance that you would not come out the other side. What would happen to you and why?

For the next questions we need to eliminate Coriolis Effect, air resistance and friction. What would be the gravitational pull on you at the very center of the Earth and why?

What would life at the surface be like if there were no core?

At the end of the video, they describe what would happen if Earth were hollow but had the same mass. If Earth only had a crust and the mass of the crust was the same as it is now, what would be the gravitational pull of the planet? Why?